Welcome

to

Where Bloggers Create

2012

I recently made this altered canvas for my sewing/craft room.

I entered it in the local country show and it won first place.

A cut glass compote full of gold shank buttons

Pearl buttons in old avon jars sitting on a silver tray

My best friend brought me this beautiful Killarney Lace from Ireland.

 I thought it too pretty to hide away so I framed it up & it's always on show.

A beautiful shelf trim crocheted by my mother

My friend gave me this doll head, it's too cute to throw out right?

Wrought iron string holder & scissors

it's so heavy could be a paperweight as well as just looking so gorgeous.

A scattered selection of buttons, a vintage buckle, and a fabric panel. 

Trying out colours and embellishments for a new bag.

I love to have The Waltons playing in the background as I sew or create

Some very old buttons, some from as far back as the 1800's.

My most recent creation.

Vintage and antique glass buttons

A beautiful box with a pretty tin

and

a favourite icon of mine, The Eiffel Tower.

A friend brought me this back from Paris last year.

Wrought iron cloche type bird cage vignette

A silky oak day bed for relaxing or even having a quick afternoon kip

Appliqued cushions made by me and the front one by my best friend.

A marvellous way to store fabric collections.

The piano had to stay but that's ok I stacked some interesting things on top.

I store trims in the blue chest of drawers, scrapbooking supplies in the coloured plastic storage drawers and fabric in the white chest of drawers (only some I might add), there are many other plastic tubs on wheels with fabric collections.

Two large work tables

This is a little painted child's play hutch

(that once belonged to my daughter) 

close up with old clocks, dice and tins etc

Some of my buttons and books

I store some of my Spellbinder dies in this old CD holder.

I love the way the individual spines flip forward and back,

it makes them very easy to locate.

A large pincushion made by my best friend

A beautiful new crystal button I bought recently

 and

a crocheted pink heart by my mother

Spool holder painted and decorated by me

Debbie Mumm pin cushion

Thanks so much for visiting.

I'd love you to leave a comment or become my follower.

If you do I'll follow you back.

I look forward to visiting your creative space too.

I'd like to thank Karen Valentine for once again hosting the party

as well as recently re-designing my blog.

I love my new look, thankyou Karen.

I can't wait to visit each blog again this year.

I met so many wonderful like minded bloggers

and hope to do so again this time.

Post Christmas...christmas lunch with friends.

My friend Jenny and her husband have been friends of ours for nearly 25 years now.

We met in Richmond, New South Wales.

Our husbands were both in the Royal Australian Air Force.

I was expecting my second child and we met over the back fence.

We were neighbours for nearly three years.

It's a friendship that has endured and blossomed through trials and tribulations.

After moving all around Australia they have settled now, about an hour's drive from us.

She and her husband regularly visit us.

I am still house bound and she is very loyal in her visits to me, especially as we don't just live around the corner.

We met up a few days after Christmas for lunch.

Roast turkey, plum pudding etc. All home made with my own blood sweat and tears.....the radio frequency ablation is either taking its time to work (2 weeks and counting now) or else it's not going to work at all.....here's REALLY hoping....

The weather is still behaving....it's not been hot at all...

THANK YOU LORD!

We exchanged gifts.

We know each other all too well.

She spoilt me this year.

The bird cage below...so sweet.

And for those who know me....vintage, scottish terriers, pansies, eiffel tower stuff...it does not take much to make me happy.

Cast iron scottish terrier

A little scotty lifting his leg..sorry he was so hard to photograph but I thought he was well worth a photo

A pansy nail file and some velvet flowers

A beautiful wrought iron bird cage and porcelain birdie

A tote bag bought in Paris

Vintage trim

Post christmas lunch setting

Our scottish terrier, Liza, would like to show you around our garden.

Bee on Lavender

Plum Blossoms

More Plum Blossoms

Goldfish pot with wire lid,

no more stolen goldfish...

To all you cats & birds, sorry...

NOT!

Hoping to replace these crooked

stepping pavers soon,

they were here when we bought

the house 2 yrs ago

Bought these Australian Magpie garden ornaments in Canberra a couple of years ago, they are made from pre-loved corrugated iron..I just love them & when we 1st got them our dog actually thought they were real...
funny story!

Our outdoor area,

Aussie rustic style.

Bench style seat made by DH

a couple of weeks ago.

We got this timber from the end

of the street where a neighbour

had dismantled an old cattle loading ramp.

Bird Cage with ornamental bird

I could never cage a bird, even feel guilty about this fake one being caged.

Hope you have enjoyed the tour

of our spring garden.

It's a lovely time of year.

Still cool days and cold nights

but all around

the plants are blooming.

We take full advantage of this type of weather because soon the long days will be hot & rapidly becoming hotter....

YUK!

So for now it's goodbye from us

and our scotty,

Liza.

The fruit of the spirit is in all goodness.

Ephesians 5:9